Winchester

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪnt͡ʃɛstə(ɹ)/, /ˈwɪnt͡ʃɪstə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

1. A city in and the county town of Hampshire.
   1. The City of Winchester, a local government district in Hampshire
2. Any of the towns named after it, including:
   1. A city/county seat in Scott County, Illinois.
   2. A home rule city/county seat in Clark County, Kentucky.
   3. CDP in Clark County, Nevada.
   4. A city/county seat in Franklin County, Tennessee.
   5. A city/county seat in Frederick County, Virginia.
   6. A small town in Timaru District, Canterbury.
3. Surname

Translations

• Russian: Винче́стер

Noun

Winchester (plural Winchesters)

1. A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
   • H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines

     "Give me my express," I said, laying down the Winchester, and he handed it to me cocked.

2. A bottle holding a Winchester quart.
3. (computing, dated) A hard disk.
   • 1984, PC Mag (volume 3, number 2, 7 February 1984, page 234)

     And besides, Winchesters of the nonremovable sort work fine—why bother complicating things with cartridges […]

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